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revered
[ri-veerd]
adjective
held in high regard tinged with awe; venerated.
Many of our most revered heroes were actually outlaws or rebels, fighting for a cause.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of revere.
Other Word Forms
- unrevered adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of revered1
Example Sentences
“Notes to John” requires a compelling foil for Didion, and Roger MacKinnon is that: Director of the Columbia Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, former president of the New York Psychiatric Society, author, revered clinician.
Brookes said Boston had scored 478 tries in 487 matches for the team - but had remained the "most modest of men" even though he was the "most revered player of our wonderful sport".
Hear me out: the root vegetable, while revered for its colorful interior and satisfying crunch, is simply reduced to just its bulb.
Summer corn, on the other hand, is revered.
Now praised as a superfood, avocados are at turns revered and vilified.
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